Sunday, November 11, 2012

The gift of a shoebox ~ Becoming a child of the King

I read the story below on the FB for Mary Damron, a dear sister in Christ and volunteer with OCC, and immediately thought of some of the things I do for shoeboxes, making floral hair clips and bracelets to bring beauty into the lives of the children... and smiled. But I don't craft those things for every box, and maybe you don't either. Then I thought of other ways to make each girl feel special and treasured: dress up jewelry for children, of crowns, and all the play finery available, even from the dollar store. I want each precious girl to know they are loved and lovely... and help them realize they are truly a daughter of the King of Kings.

MARY
DAMRON -- Shoebox Corner -- It sad to say but many many children live
on garbage dumps around the world. Even eating the rotten food that
others have thrown out. Our children could never imagine that everything
they have is someone else's trash. On a dump in Panama, one little 5
yr old girl shied away from all of us. She was covered in filth, hair
matted and had a horrible smell. As she sat and opened her box, she
carefully laid everything on the lid, trying not to get anything dirty.
She suddenly squealed with joy as she had found a treasure. A plastic
necklace that cost about a dollar. She put the necklace on and began to
press it to her neck. Then she climb up onto an old rusty chair so
everyone could see her and started blowing kisses. I know she felt like
a little princess. In that moment you can understand the power of a
simple shoebox. It doesn't change the circumstances for the children but
it changes how they feel about themselves. For the first time in many
of their lives, they feel special. PLEASE, PLEASE, Don't feel guilty
because of what you and your family have. Just be grateful and share
your blessings with others.

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HI!!! I am Rhonda and I am a year round volunteer with Operation Christmas Child here in the Klamath Area and in case you couldn't tell yet, I LOVE OCC!

I hope that at this blog you are inspired to pack boxes, to pray, and to share the news about Operation Christmas Child with others in your life.

To God be the glory!

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” (Romans 10:14-15)

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Or if you learned about it too late this year, or time slipped away, you can still build a shoebox online at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/buildonline/ The boxes built online can be more expensive, especially if you are a sale shopper BUT they have all approved items and can go anywhere in the world, including areas where there are many restrictions, such as Muslim nations. So please consider this option if you still want to do a box.

And it is NEVER too early to start shopping and crafting towards next years' boxes! There are still hundreds of millions of children around the world in desperate poverty and needing the love of Jesus.